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First we will start with Boden. I had such high hopes. They were quickly squashed. Although that white t-shirt…the ONE with out the X…I love it! It makes the whole sad situation worth it. The flower cardigan is shorter than I had hoped but I still like it. And that cardigan with the U…that means undecided. It is still in transit. Was back ordered. That’s a good sign right? Then there are my Ruche purchases. It might not look like I struck out as much as I did with Boden… but I don’t love the two pieces I kept. I did love the romper…I know…go ahead and laugh. But it was too short and too low where it counts. And unfortunately romper season has passed us by.

I think this means I need to stick to Nordstrom, Anthropologie, JCrew Outlet and Walmart;)

We’ve been eating a lot of fresh peaches around here. But mostly, husb looks forward to peach season because he LOVES him a fresh peach pie. One good reason to deprive your husband of his favorite treat… when you finally get around to making it he will makes lots of groaning noises and tell you this is the best peach pie you have ever made ;)

I thought I had already told you guys about the fair…but I was so wrong. I totally forgot to publish the post :(So let me tell you about our trip to the fair!

We started off with the wild Alaskan pig races.

And then dug into the food! Don’t worry about Flyn…he’s just giving me his serious face because I am about to leave his camera on the picnic table where we will forget about it and then leave :(Not to worry…God had our back…a sweet couple found it and then found us to return it! Husb started off with his favorite…an elephant ear! I had the best corn dog ever…hand dipped! Along with the fairs famous lemonade, fried pickles (so delicious…you have got to try them if you ever get a chance…and thank you Kristel for bringing them into my life!), a taste of chocolate covered bacon (wasn’t bad!), and a half third of Esther’s funnel cake. I so could have downed a second corn dog and plate of fried pickles!

Don’t worry…we made time to visit the animals. And did a little goofing off along the way. And look who else went with us! Natalie! Natalie from Mexico! Natalie from Studio Del Creador! Natalie from “I have to live far away so that I can get a break from my crazy friend Leah”! But don’t worry…it’s not working…we are already making plans for our next trip down to crash her Mexican pad ;)This is a pic Husb took of us as we waited in line for a ride. Yes…us girls road a ride called the Super Shot. I don’t know why we did it. The boys egged us on. They had already rode it and I have a feeling they just wanted to laugh at us as we screamed bloody murder and watched our lives flash before our eyes. It was scary and we were shacking afterwards. And then we felt old…cause there were 10 year olds riding it and every other ride possible.

We ended the night with the iconic Ferris wheel. Which made us feel really old…cause even it felt a little faster than usual.Oh man…I love the fair!

Tasha, Kristel and I browsed the clothing at Walmart the other day. I have a cute Norma Kamali shirt from Walmart and was interested in seeing what they had after reading this post. The end result? An entire outfit was born!

First I got the black blazer at Walmart (Norma Kamali) for $20! Then I ran to the J.Crew outlet store next door and snagged a pair of toothpick skinny jeans for $65! I wanted them last year but they didn’t have my size. And I’d just like to point out the irony of me buying an item of clothing named toothpick…I used to get so mad when the kids in elementary school called me toothpick. Ha! Anyhow, I also snagged a cute scarf. Doesn’t look exactly like the one above…it’s white with polka dots and cute tassels…but it isn’t listed on the J.Crew website. Right now I’m pairing my three finds with my Shade tank top and Toms wedges!

So, remember the CRM auction we had earlier in the year? Well…husb won us a two nights stay at a beach cottage in Seabrook! We finally got to cash in on our winnings last week.

Seabrook is beautiful and wonderful and awesome! Basically, its a beach neighborhood full of beautiful homes, a small grocery store, and cafe. Some people live there year round…but most buy the homes for vacation purposes and rent them out the rest of the year. This was our cottage. I didn’t take pictures of the inside…but you can see some here.

And then there were the BIKES!

Free of charge cruiser bikes. They even had tandem bikes… which was Husb’s dream come true! Yes, I rode it with him and I have to admit…it was fun ;)

And then there was the beach. And despite these pictures…the sun did come out and it warmed up! First time I’ve ever seen sun while at our coast! Praise Jesus!

And look who was back in the states and got to come with us? Natalie! Our Natalie from Mexico…you remember her right? And then, there was food. Lots and lots of food! Pizza on the grill…inspired by my friend Leah.

A delicious olive garden inspired meal by Tasha. I took a picture but it didn’t turn out :(And homemade chili rellenos.

All and all a great trip. Great food, great friends, great beach house! Thanks sweet husband….thanks for winning it for us.

OH YEAH! I almost forgot! One of the newly built homes is being featured in Coastal Living Magazine! For $10 we got to take the tour and it was so worth it. Such a beautiful home.